Name: Ribnitzer Christmas Market 2026
Start: 2026-12-04T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-12-06T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Lange Straße & Klosterhof

Christmas Market Ribnitz-Damgarten

About Christmas Market Ribnitz-Damgarten

The Ribnitzer Christmas Market transforms the town centre of the Amber Town Ribnitz-Damgarten into a festive Christmas world. Around 40 stalls offering arts and crafts, gifts, and Christmas specialities line the streets between Langer Straße and Klosterhof. Live music, a fairy tale world, puppet theatre, and a visit from Santa Claus make the market a atmospheric family outing on the Baltic coast.

Dates 04 Dec — 06 Dec 2026

Venue Ribnitz-Damgarten (13073)

Prices Free

Status —

Edition 2026

Christmas Market Ribnitz-Damgarten — edition 2026

The Ribnitzer Christmas Market in 2026 will traditionally take place on the second Advent weekend. Around 40 stalls, a fairy tale world, live music, and a family programme will characterise the town centre of the Amber Town.

In 2026, the Amber Town of Ribnitz-Damgarten once again invites you to the Ribnitzer Christmas Market — traditionally on the second Advent weekend. Between Langer Straße and Klosterhof, around 40 stalls will offer arts and crafts, gifts, and Christmas specialities. The stage will feature a changing programme of brass bands, choirs, puppet theatre, and a visit from Santa Claus, along with a fairy tale world, a nativity play, a fire show, and hands-on activities for children. The exact date will be announced by the town.

Highlights Christmas Market Ribnitz-Damgarten 2026

Around 40 stalls in the town centre
Fairy tale world and puppet theatre
Fire show and visit from Santa Claus

Programme Christmas Market Ribnitz-Damgarten 2026

2026 Programme

Around 40 stalls with arts and crafts, gifts, and specialities
Stage programme: Brass bands, choirs, singers, kindergarten groups
Puppet theatre and visit from Santa Claus
Fairy tale world, nativity play, and fire show
Baking at the Amber Museum and creative hands-on activities

Additionally, "Advent in den Höfen" on the third Advent weekend.

Prices Christmas Market Ribnitz-Damgarten 2026

Admission to the Christmas market is free.

Practical information

Practical information — Christmas Market Ribnitz-Damgarten

Getting There

By train to Ribnitz-Damgarten West or Ribnitz-Damgarten, then walk to the town centre. By car via the B105.

Admission

Admission to the Christmas market is free.

Christmas Atmosphere in the Amber Town

The Ribnitzer Christmas Market is the central Advent market of the town of Ribnitz-Damgarten, known as the Amber Town on the Ribnitzer See. For one weekend, the inner-city shopping street between Langer Straße and Klosterhof is transformed into a festively decorated Christmas world with music, lights, and a packed programme.

Programme and Stalls

Around 40 stalls offer arts and crafts, gift ideas, and Christmas specialities. The stage features a changing programme of brass bands, choirs, singers, kindergarten group performances, puppet theatre, and a visit from Santa Claus. The Amber Museum offers baking activities, a fairy tale world invites exploration, alongside a nativity play, a fire show, and creative hands-on activities for children.

Local Context

Ribnitz-Damgarten is located in the Vorpommern-Rügen district in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, at the transition to the Fischland-Darß-Zingst peninsula. The Christmas market is one of the fixed highlights in the town's cultural year and is complemented by the "Advent in den Höfen" (Advent in the Courtyards) event on the third Advent weekend.